Friday, 21 April 2017

It is a royal tradition that Her Majesty celebrates the occasion twice every year – in April and June.
But
although her actual birthday is April 21st her "official" birthday is
not until the 2nd Saturday in June, this year it is on June 17 when the official Trooping the Colour
celebration takes place.

Happy Birthday Ma'am

Queen Elizabeth 2nd

The tradition dates back to 1748 when George II with the idea to have
a public celebration of the monarch's birthday and a parade.
Edward VII then made carried on with the annual parade when he took to the throne.
However,
because his birthday was in November, it was decided the public
birthday festivities should be in June when the weather is warmer.

Queen Elizabeth Aceo

Queen Elizabeth and Daisies

On her official birthday, Her Majesty is joined by other members of the
Royal Family at the spectacular Trooping the Colour parade which moves
between Buckingham Palace, The Mall and Horseguards’ Parade as well as a
public appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.

Sunday, 26 March 2017

I like to do my typing at my desktop computer but find that I need a wrist support, I had been using a hard plastic one that came with my keyboard but it wasn't that comfortable. Sooooo like most crafters I have a fabric stash and plenty of toy stuffing so I made one, I liked it so much I made more.

The first one I made was this spotty leopard, no wild cats were harmed in the making of this wrist rest, I found toweling was much the better option.

A Wildcat Keyboard Rest

Or how about a cute purple Dachshund with floppy orange ears. He makes a great desktop pet too.

A cute wrist rest for comfort

I then decided that a fish would be an ideal shape for laying on the desk, what do you think?

A fishermans helper

They all come with a matching mouse pad, this one is made of denim fabric with an appliqued fish.

Wrist Support and Mouse Pad

I love my desktop pet, it not only makes it comfortable to type but these sort of pets don't need feeding, are not demanding and look good keeping guard of my desk.

My Desktop Pet

Wrist Support Desktop Pets

Happy typing....

Jan x

I'm popping over to Handmade Monday over at Sum of their Stories, why not join me, there are lots of great crafting blogs to see.